Penalties Under the Code
Frivolity

Addis v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2022-24

On March 28, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Addis v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-24). The primary issue presented in Addis v. Commissioner was whether the frivolous taxpayer’s CDP rights had been violated. Held: Not quite, Jonah. Mr. Addis’s 2014 Tax Reporting On March 17, 2017, Jonah Addis filed a delinquent tax return for his 2014 tax year, reporting zero dollars of income and a refund due of approximately

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Scott St. Amand November 16, 2022
Procedural Issues
Cash Bond

Ahmed v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-142

On December 28, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Ahmed v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-142). The primary issue presented in Ahmed was whether the taxpayer’s payment of all monies owed mooted his challenge to the IRS’s imposition of a lien and the trust fund recovery penalty (“TFRP”). Held: Yup. Background to Ahmed v. Commissioner In June 2020, the petitioner sent to the IRS a check for $625,000 along with

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Scott St. Amand April 28, 2022
Penalties Under the Code
Crazy Germans

Frivolous Taxpayers and the Jurists who Loathe Them

Frivolous taxpayers are amongst my absolute favorites.  The opinions that they spawn are just wonderful breaks in an otherwise monotonous string of upheld determinations…especially when they involve crazy German nationals, as no less than three did in 2020.  In this article, we examine the frivolous return penalty (IRC § 6702) and the frivolous petition penalty (IRC § 6673(a)(1)).  In doing so, we include a discussion of some of the taxpayers that made 2020 so much

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Scott St. Amand April 15, 2021
Penalties Under the Code
Abuse of Discretion

Smith v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-29

On March 10, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Smith v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-29). The primary issues presented in Smith v. Commissioner were whether a photocopy of an original purported return, for which the IRS has no record and on which the petitioner expects the IRS to act in making a refund, purports to be a return of income tax, and whether the petitioner was liable for the

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Scott St. Amand March 10, 2021
Penalties Under the Code
CDP

Llanos v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-21

On February 22, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Llanos v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-21). The primary issue presented in Llanos v. Commissioner was whether the petitioner was liable for penalties under IRC § 6702. The Letter Return in Llanos v. Commissioner On December 1, 2014, the petitioner sent the IRS a letter entitled “Request for Audit Reconsideration for 2010, 2011, and 2012”. The letter states: “I fully intend

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Scott St. Amand February 22, 2021
Penalties Under the Code
Assessable Penalties

Sun River Financial Trust v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-30

On March 5, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Sun River Financial Trust v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-30). The single issue presented in Sun River Financial Trust v. Commissioner was whether the IRS abused its discretion in sustaining a proposed levy and the filing of a notice of Federal tax lien (NFTL) with respect to petitioner’s unpaid IRC § 6702 (frivolous return) penalties for 2010 and 2011. Background to Sun

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Scott St. Amand March 5, 2020
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Addis v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2022-24

On March 28, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Addis v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-24). The primary issue presented in Addis v. Commissioner was whether the frivolous taxpayer’s CDP rights had been violated. Held: Not quite, Jonah. Mr. Addis’s 2014 Tax Reporting On March

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Scott St. Amand November 16, 2022

Ahmed v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-142

On December 28, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Ahmed v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-142). The primary issue presented in Ahmed was whether the taxpayer’s payment of all monies owed mooted his challenge to the IRS’s imposition of a lien and the trust fund

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Scott St. Amand April 28, 2022

Frivolous Taxpayers and the Jurists who Loathe Them

Frivolous taxpayers are amongst my absolute favorites.  The opinions that they spawn are just wonderful breaks in an otherwise monotonous string of upheld determinations…especially when they involve crazy German nationals, as no less than three did in 2020.  In this article, we examine the frivolous return penalty (IRC § 6702)

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Scott St. Amand April 15, 2021

Smith v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-29

On March 10, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Smith v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-29). The primary issues presented in Smith v. Commissioner were whether a photocopy of an original purported return, for which the IRS has no record and on which the petitioner

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Scott St. Amand March 10, 2021

Llanos v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-21

On February 22, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Llanos v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-21). The primary issue presented in Llanos v. Commissioner was whether the petitioner was liable for penalties under IRC § 6702. The Letter Return in Llanos v. Commissioner On December

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Scott St. Amand February 22, 2021

Sun River Financial Trust v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-30

On March 5, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Sun River Financial Trust v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-30). The single issue presented in Sun River Financial Trust v. Commissioner was whether the IRS abused its discretion in sustaining a proposed levy and the filing of

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Scott St. Amand March 5, 2020